Shielding in Mental Health Hospitals

Shielding is defined as the confinement of patients to a single room or a separate unit/area inside the ward, accompanied by a member of staff. It is understood as both a treatment and a control. The purpose of this study is to examine how staff in psychiatric hospitals describe and assess shielding...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Espen W. Haugom, Arild Granerud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-02-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244016629526